Watney Quotes & Sayings

Mars and my own stupidity keep trying to kill me. — Andy Weir

When I talk to people and I get animated, I touch them and am very physically involved. It's actually been really hard, but it's an acting challenge. — Meaghan Rath

Also, please watch your language. Everything you type is being broadcast live all over the world. [12:15] WATNEY: Look! A pair of boobs! - (.Y.) — Andy Weir

Everyone, I understand your positions. We have procedures. Skipping those procedures means risk. Risk means trouble for your department. But now isn't the time to cover our asses. We have to take risks or Mark Watney dies. — Andy Weir

You can't think yourself out of a writing block; you have to write yourself out of a thinking block. — John Rogers

[08:31] JPL: Good, keep us posted on any mechanical or electronic problems. By the way, the name of the probe we're sending is Iris. Named after the Greek goddess who traveled the heavens with the speed of wind. She's also the goddess of rainbows. [08:47] WATNEY: Gay probe coming to save me. Got it. — Andy Weir

I'm a bit of a feminist and I carry a machete! (Laughs) I try to be a strong female. I think it's important. My mum is my idol in life. She's a very strong woman. I think it's important for women to be strong and intelligent and hold their own. — Kaya Scodelario

Remember those old math questions you had in algebra class? Where water is entering a container at a certain rate and leaving at a different rate and you need to figure out when it'll be empty? Well, that concept is critical to the "Mark Watney doesn't die" project I'm working on. — Andy Weir

Time and space always change, but there is something which is eternal and changeless. For example, the world and time, past or future, nothing exists for us in sleep. But we exist. Let us try to find out that which is changeless and which always exists. — Ramana Maharshi

vampire hours of rest between dawn and noon. — Amy Tan

Watney snorted in their direction. Then he closed his eyes and felt the sun on his face. It was a nice, boring afternoon. — Andy Weir

By providing our young children with opportunities for free, child-directed play, along with proper nutrition, we are setting them up for a lifetime of healthy habits, versus interventions needed later in life. — Darell Hammond

Heterogeneous BoDs with independent thinking enforce governance, and diversity strengthens creativity. — Pearl Zhu

I'm not talking about faith in God, I'm talking about faith in Mark Watney — Andy Weir

No, we will not tell our botany team to go fuck themslves. — Andy Weir

I'm pretty close with a lot of guys, like Nick Watney and Steve Marino, D.J. Trahan and Charlie Warren. — Dustin Johnson

Everything just changed. Watney's headed for Pathfinder. — Andy Weir

We should have at least one new idea in the job training part of the platform. Otherwise, why don't we just take the 1964 platform and adopt it? — Tim Wirth

Also, I'll lose half a liter of water per day to breathing until the humidity in the Hab reaches its maximum and water starts condensing on every surface. Then I'll be licking the walls. Yay. — Andy Weir

[11:49] JPL: What we can see of your planned cut looks good. We're assuming the other side is identical. You're cleared to start drilling. [12:07] Watney: That's what she said. [12:25] JPL: Seriously, Mark? Seriously? — Anonymous

I'm calling it the Watney Triangle because after what I've been through, shit on Mars should be named after me. — Andy Weir

Take this treasure,
Leave one of your own,
And remember this truth:
You are not alone. — Elaine Vickers

WATNEY: Look! A pair of boobs! - (.Y.). — Andy Weir

In the middle column, the colony ships she and her fleet had taken: the Bedyadat Jadida, out of Luna. The John Galt and the Mark Watney, out of Mars. The — James S.A. Corey

A school should not be a preparation for life. A school should be life. — Elbert Hubbard

and the Mark Watney, out of Mars. — James S.A. Corey

We're the battling bastards of Bataan. No mama, no papa, no Uncle Sam. No aunts, no uncles, no cousins, no nieces. No pills, no planes, no artillery pieces. And nobody gives a damn. — Kenneth Edward Lim

Mark Watney, out of Mars. — James S.A. Corey

He'll pull through, Commander. Have faith." She smiled forlornly. "Rick, you know I'm not religious." "I know," he said. "I'm not talking about faith in God, I'm talking about faith in Mark Watney. Look at all the shit Mars has thrown at him, and he's still alive. He'll survive this. I don't know how, but he will. He's a clever son of a bitch. — Andy Weir

I mean, the actors that I admired were Marlon Brando, Montgomery Clift, an actress named Barbara Harris. And Greta Garbo. They were great actors. — Robert De Niro

Venkat, tell the investigation committee they'll have to do their witch hunt without me. And when they inevitably blame Commander Lewis, be advised I'll publicly refute it. I'm sure the rest of the crew will do the same. Also, please tell them that each and every one of their mothers is a prostitute. - Watney PS: Their sisters, too. — Andy Weir

Watney entered the hack earlier today, and we confirmed it worked. We updated Pathfinder's OS without any problems. We sent the rover patch, which Pathfinder rebroadcast. Once Watney executes the patch and reboots the rover, we should get a connection." "Jesus, what a complicated process," Venkat said. "Try updating a Linux server sometime," Jack said. After a moment of silence, Tim said, "You know he was telling a joke, right? That was supposed to be funny." "Oh," said Venkat. "I'm a physics guy, not a computer guy." "He's not funny to computer guys, either. — Andy Weir

MINDY TRUDGED to her computer. Today's shift began at 2:10 p.m. Her schedule matched Watney's every day. She slept when he slept. Watney simply slept at night on Mars, while Mindy had to drift forty minutes forward every day, taping aluminum foil to her windows to get any sleep at all. — Andy Weir

Just so we're clear, Mark Watney is who I want to be. He has all the qualities I like about myself magnified without any of the qualities I dislike. Mark Watney isn't afraid to fly. — Andy Weir

Mark, some answers to your earlier questions:
No, we will not tell our Botany Team to "Go fuck themselves."
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The data transfer rate just isn't enough for the size of music files, even in compressed formats. So your request for "Anything, oh god, ANYTHING but Disco" is denied. Enjoy your boogie fever. — Andy Weir

Flora threw herself forward at the signal, and the men standing nearby cheered. Two of them ran alongside for a few steps, waving their hats. "Go, pig! Pull, pig! — Chris Kurtz

Ayyyyyy!" Annie mocked. "Why would he do that?" "Have you met Mark Watney? — Andy Weir

Our role is to maintain and monitor a framework in which fair competition can flourish. — Arthur Levitt

I admit it's fatally dangerous," Watney said. "But consider this: I'd get to fly around like Iron Man." "We'll keep working on ideas," Lewis said. "Iron Man, Commander. Iron Man. — Andy Weir

Dance has such an intensity to it. You become, in a way, an intense person. — Mia Wasikowska

Well, that concept is critical to the "Mark Watney doesn't die" project — Andy Weir

How long will the patch take?" Venkat asked. "Should be pretty much instant," Jack answered. "Watney entered the hack earlier today, and we confirmed it worked. We updated Pathfinder's OS without any problems. We sent the rover patch, which Pathfinder rebroadcast. Once Watney executes the patch and reboots the rover, we should get a connection." "Jesus, what a complicated process," Venkat said. "Try updating a Linux server sometime," Jack said. — Andy Weir